All large media devices have some type of volume system and it is analyzed in every investigation, whether it is obvious or not. The volume systems exist to provide partitions or compartments in the media and the partition systems describe where each partition begins and where it ends. This chapter has given the overview of the technology, and we will next explore the details of several partition and volume creation systems.
Part I: Foundations
Digital Investigation Foundations
Computer Foundations
Hard Disk Data Acquisition
Part II: Volume Analysis
Volume Analysis
PC-based Partitions
Server-based Partitions
Multiple Disk Volumes
Part III: File System Analysis
File System Analysis
FAT Concepts and Analysis
FAT Data Structures
NTFS Concepts
NTFS Analysis
NTFS Data Structures
Ext2 and Ext3 Concepts and Analysis
Ext2 and Ext3 Data Structures
UFS1 and UFS2 Concepts and Analysis
UFS1 and UFS2 Data Structures
Summary
Bibliography
Bibliography